New Delhi [India], October 11 (ANI): Delhi government on Tuesday announced to provide ex-gratia assistance of Rupees 10 lakhs each for kin of the victims of the Farash Khana building collapse and rupees 5 lakhs for the deceased minor's family.

New Delhi Mar 30 PTI Delhi Food and Civil Supplies Minister Imran Hussain on Wednesday conducted a surprise inspection of a ration shop in Laxmi Nagar where he found several irregularities prompting him to order an inquiry an official statement saidDuring the inspection the minister observed that two E-Pos devices were being used by the fair price shop FPS dealer instead of the single allocated E-Pos device The investigating team has been directed to conduct a thorough investigation it saidThe statement said that operating E-Pos machine other than the one allocated for the FPS is a serious violation of the law which indicates diversion and misappropriation of subsidised ration by the dealerHussain observed that a godown was also being operated in the adjoining premises of the ration shop against departmental norms The minister showed his displeasure and directed the commissioner food and civil supplies to submit a detailed action taken report against the FPS dealer for violating departmental norms prohibiting the operation of godown from the FPS premises the statement said PTI AKM ANB ANB

New Delhi Feb 28 PTI Delhis Food and Civil Supplies Minister Imran Hussain conducted a surprise inspection of the fair price shops in Kasturba Nagar on Monday and examined the quality and stock of ration at these shops an official statement saidThe minister directed officials to take strict action in accordance with law against the erring ration dealersDuring the inspection Hussain checked the smooth distribution of free ration under the National Food Security Act NFSA 2013 and the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojna PMGKAY to the beneficiariesThe minister expressed satisfaction with the quality of ration available in the ration shops The minister directed FS officers to take strict action as per law against erring ration dealers who do not open shops regularly collect the cost of food-grains illegally or distribute less than stipulated quantity of ration or indulge in any malpractices the statement saidDuring the visit various queries and grievances of the residents related to smooth ration distribution were addressedA few residents also met the minister during the inspection On the issue of pendency of applications for issuance of new ration cards and addition of beneficiaries in the existing ration cards Hussain said a review meeting of the department will be convened to settle the grievances PTI AKM RC

New Delhi Nov 27 PTI Delhi Food and Civil Supplies Minister Imran Hussain on Friday conducted surprise inspection of five fair price shops in Krishna Nagar to take stock of distribution of free ration under the National Food Security Act NFSA and the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojna PMGKAY During the inspection conducted along with Krishna Nagar MLA S K Bagga and senior officials of the department the minister directed his team to take strict action against a shop found giving wheat flour in lieu of the entitled quantity of food grains to a beneficiary The minister took up the matter and directed the inspecting team to take strict warranted action as per law against the FPS dealer including seizing the record if required He also directed the Food Supply Officer to submit a report of the action taken by the inspecting team of the department against the FPS dealer according to a statement issued by the government Hussain also interacted with some beneficiaries The Delhi government is committed to provide free ration to all the entitled beneficiaries Free rations are being distributed regularly by the Arvind Kejriwal government to over 72 lakh PDS card holders and those without ration card residing in Delhi said Hussain while addressing the residents of the area Five kg free ration is being distributed by the Delhi government to all the needy people without ration cards including migrant workers unorganised sector workers workers engaged in building and construction work domestic helpers he added PTI MG SMN SMN

New Delhi Nov 24 PTI In order to rein in surging tomato prices in the national capital Delhi Food and Civil Supplies Minister Imran Hussain on Wednesday ordered a crackdown against hoardersThe minister directed officials of his department to gather information about instances of hoarding and black marketing of tomatoes and initiate necessary action under the Essential Commodity Act if neededThe minister chaired a meeting to review the sudden and undue increase in the retail tomato prices in the markets It was attended by the commissioner of Food and Civil Supplies and the joint commissioner and senior officers of the intelligence team of the department among othersDuring the meeting Hussain issued directions to carry out intense inspections of wholesale markets including the Azadpur Mandi Okhla Mandi Ghazipur Mandi and the Keshopur Mandi and retail markets across DelhiThe Delhi government is keeping a close watch on the price trends of essential commodities and that wherever considered necessary the government will undertake market intervention for stabilisation of prices of essential commodities in Delhi said a statement quoting the ministerTomato is currently selling ta Rs 4425 per kilogram up from Rs 335 last month Adil Ahmad Khan chairman of the agricultural produce marketing committee of the Azadpur Mandi told PTI on TuesdayThe increase in prices is more glaring in the retail and online markets where customers are being charged anything between Rs 90 and Rs 108 for a kilogram of tomatoes PTI MG IJT

New Delhi [India], October 11 (ANI): Delhi government on Monday questioned the Centre over the discriminatory treatment being meted to the national capital in implementing the doorstep ration delivery scheme in the union territory.

New Delhi Sep 28 PTI Delhi Food and Supplies Minister Imran Hussain conducted a surprise inspection of fair price shops in the Kondli assembly constituency on Tuesday and checked the quality and stock of food grains according to an official statement The minister directed officials to ensure timely and uninterrupted delivery of food grains from Food Corporation of India FCI godowns to fair price shops Delhi is among one of the topmost states in ration distribution to the migrants under ONORC One Nation One Ration Card scheme Due to the smooth and orderly distribution of free ration under the ONORC scheme Delhi has become a benchmark in the country Hussain said in the statement He also checked the distribution of free ration through e-PoS devices under the National Food Security Act NFSA 2013 and the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojna PMGKAY During the visit the minister also interacted with beneficiaries Hussain directed officials to take strict action against erring ration dealers who do not open shop regularly distribute less than stipulated quantity of ration or indulge in any malpractices such as diversion of food grains and hoarding The minister said that the Delhi government has notified the movement of food grains for public distribution system from other states and from godowns to fair price shops within the city as an essential service for hassle-free transportation the statement added PTI AKM SMN SMN